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The Environmental Health program strives to provide a sanitary and healthy environment for the residents of Robeson County while conducting services in a professional, efficient and cost effective manner. Environmental Health Services include the following:

 

Food, Lodging and Institutions.

Responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

• Plan review

• Permitting and inspecting restaurants, food stands, mobile food units, schools/cafeterias, meat markets, rest/nursing homes, child daycares, adult daycares, lodging, seafood markets, mental health facilities, residential care homes, spa/swimming pools and tattoo/piercing establishments

• Complaint investigations

• in-house food handling classes offered six times a year
  
  

On-Site Wastewater

Responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

• Site/soil evaluations for the placement of on- site wastewater systems up to 3,000 gallons/day

• Inspect and issue operation permits for all septic tank systems

• Inspect and permit all mobile home parks

• Conduct water, sewage and sanitation inspection on all migrant housing

• Inspect the construction of all private drinking water wells

• Collect water samples

• Investigate complaints

Environmental Health Fee Schedule

Site Evaluation
Single Family Dwelling	$100.00
Business (3,000 gallons per day)	$100.00
Mobile Home Park (1st acre)	$30.00
Mobile Home Park (each additional acre)	$5.00
Existing Systems
Relocation (no upgrade)	$50.00
Mobile Home Park authorization/connection	$20.00
Water Samples
Bacterial	$10.00
Chemical	$30.00
Pesticide	$30.00
Petroleum	$30.00
Nitrate	$30.00
Tattoo
Tattoo Artist annual fee (per artist)	$250.00
Piercing
Piercing Establishment annual fee	$50.00
Swimming Pool (Public)
Annual fee for public pool (permit)	$100.00
Well
Private Drinking Water Well Permit*	$150.00
Private Drinking Water Well Repair Permit	N/A
*Includes applicable water samples
Food, Lodging & Institutions
Temporary Food Establishments	$75.00